Security Jobs in Australia
There are 1,836 open Security jobs in Australia on freehire right now. 657 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are cloud, cybersecurity and automation.
Salary
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUD | year | A$135,073 | A$154,864 | A$177,500 | 35 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- cloud 25%
- cybersecurity 15%
- automation 12%
- ai 12%
- aws 11%
- azure 10%
- siem 9%
- cloud-security 8%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 287 · 16%
- Onsite 174 · 9%
- Remote 58 · 3%
Visa sponsorship offered in 27% of the 172 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 342
- Lead 113
- Principal 102
- C-level 84
- Junior 19
- Staff 13
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 275
- 501-1000 employees 93
- 51-200 employees 31
- 11-50 employees 13
- 201-500 employees 4
Network Security Engineer - Palo Alto & Check Point - $$$$
Maintains and optimizes Palo Alto/Check Point firewalls in an enterprise network, configuring policies, troubleshooting incidents, and ensuring security compliance while collaborating with cybersecurity and infrastructure teams.
Penetration Tester
Perform offensive security assessments to find vulnerabilities and attack paths, then write reports and present findings to clients across infrastructure, cloud, web apps and SaaS.
Senior Cyber Security Engineer
Lead cybersecurity operations for a medical research institute, deploying Microsoft security tools like Sentinel and XDR to monitor, detect, and respond to threats while improving security posture.
Cyber Security Engineer
A government cybersecurity engineer implements, optimizes, and monitors security measures to protect NHVR’s IT infrastructure, systems, and data, focusing on threat detection, incident response, and compliance with frameworks like ISO/IEC 27001 and Essential Eight.
SOC Senior Incident Response Cloud Analysts
Lead cloud security incident response for AWS/GCP environments, investigate threats, and build advanced response capabilities while implementing DevSecOps automation and CI/CD pipelines.
Cyber Security Governance Analyst
The Cyber Security Governance Analyst ensures security alignment across business and technology initiatives for a government client, focusing on GRC activities, risk mitigation, and compliance documentation.
Network Security Engineer Akamai
A 6-month contract role supporting Melbourne-based network security platforms (Akamai, Zscaler, Proofpoint) with hands-on troubleshooting, incident response, and platform maintenance for a utilities organization.
Senior Network Security Engineer
Designs, configures, and troubleshoots enterprise network infrastructure (Cisco routers, switches, wireless, firewalls, load balancers) to ensure seamless, secure, and scalable IT operations for Australian clients.
Cyber Security Analyst
Lead cybersecurity operations for a regional port authority, monitoring threats, managing vulnerabilities, and responding to incidents while ensuring compliance with frameworks like Essential 8 and ISM.
Principal AI Security Engineer
Principal AI Security Engineer builds and operates SEEK’s AI security platform, leading risk assessments, adversarial testing, and secure AI architecture design to protect LLM-powered systems and agentic workflows.
AI Red Team Engineer
AI Red Team Engineer tests AI systems (LLMs, RAG, agents) for vulnerabilities like prompt injection, data leaks, and unauthorized actions, using frameworks like OWASP LLM Top 10 and MITRE ATLAS.